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Background: The aim of the study was to report a rapid tendency towards better survival of the premature infants as well as a decrease in mean birth weight (BW) and gestational age (GA) among threshold ROP babies. Materials and methods: Official data on neonate mortality are taken from Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Neonate survival data are taken from Lithuanian Medical Birth Register. A retrospective analysis for evaluating the dynamics of BW and GA among threshold ROP infants, based on prospectively collected data from January1995 to December 2003 was performed by the authors of the paper. Results: During the study period a remarkable decrease in neonate mortality rate was detected in Lithuania (81.4‰ in 1995 versus 43.1 ‰ in 2003). The survival of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants increased from 62.7% to 88.9%, and the same index among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants increased from 18.5% to 56.7%. 2202 infants underwent screening for ROP in 1995–2003. Of them 320 (14.5%) reached the threshold and underwent treatment. The mean BW of threshold infants decreased from 1558.1 g to 1037.3 g, and the mean GA decreased from 30.7 to 27.2 weeks. Conclusion: remarkable decrease in the mortality and an increase in the survival rates of premature infants is evident in Lithuania. Improvement in neonatal care brought a rapid decrease of mean BW and mean GA of threshold ROP infants.

Background: The aim of the study was to report a rapid tendency towards better survival of the premature infants as well as a decrease in mean birth weight (BW) and gestational age (GA) among threshold ROP babies. Materials and methods: Official data on neonate mortality are taken from Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Neonate survival data are taken from Lithuanian Medical Birth Register. A retrospective analysis for evaluating the dynamics of BW and GA among threshold ROP infants, based on prospectively collected data from January1995 to December 2003 was performed by the authors of the paper. Results: During the study period a remarkable decrease in neonate mortality rate was detected in Lithuania (81.4‰ in 1995 versus 43.1 ‰ in 2003). The survival of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants increased from 62.7% to 88.9%, and the same index among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants increased from 18.5% to 56.7%. 2202 infants underwent screening for ROP in 1995–2003. Of them 320 (14.5%) reached the threshold and underwent treatment. The mean BW of threshold infants decreased from 1558.1 g to 1037.3 g, and the mean GA decreased from 30.7 to 27.2 weeks. Conclusion: remarkable decrease in the mortality and an increase in the survival rates of premature infants is evident in Lithuania. Improvement in neonatal care brought a rapid decrease of mean BW and mean GA of threshold ROP infants.

Background: The aim of the study was to report a rapid tendency towards better survival of the premature infants as well as a decrease in mean birth weight (BW) and gestational age (GA) among threshold ROP babies. Materials and methods: Official data on neonate mortality are taken from Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Neonate survival data are taken from Lithuanian Medical Birth Register. A retrospective analysis for evaluating the dynamics of BW and GA among threshold ROP infants, based on prospectively collected data from January1995 to December 2003 was performed by the authors of the paper. Results: During the study period a remarkable decrease in neonate mortality rate was detected in Lithuania (81.4‰ in 1995 versus 43.1 ‰ in 2003). The survival of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants increased from 62.7% to 88.9%, and the same index among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants increased from 18.5% to 56.7%. 2202 infants underwent screening for ROP in 1995–2003. Of them 320 (14.5%) reached the threshold and underwent treatment. The mean BW of threshold infants decreased from 1558.1 g to 1037.3 g, and the mean GA decreased from 30.7 to 27.2 weeks. Conclusion: remarkable decrease in the mortality and an increase in the survival rates of premature infants is evident in Lithuania. Improvement in neonatal care brought a rapid decrease of mean BW and mean GA of threshold ROP infants.

Background: The aim of the study was to report a rapid tendency towards better survival of the premature infants as well as a decrease in mean birth weight (BW) and gestational age (GA) among threshold ROP babies. Materials and methods: Official data on neonate mortality are taken from Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Neonate survival data are taken from Lithuanian Medical Birth Register. A retrospective analysis for evaluating the dynamics of BW and GA among threshold ROP infants, based on prospectively collected data from January1995 to December 2003 was performed by the authors of the paper. Results: During the study period a remarkable decrease in neonate mortality rate was detected in Lithuania (81.4‰ in 1995 versus 43.1 ‰ in 2003). The survival of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants increased from 62.7% to 88.9%, and the same index among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants increased from 18.5% to 56.7%. 2202 infants underwent screening for ROP in 1995–2003. Of them 320 (14.5%) reached the threshold and underwent treatment. The mean BW of threshold infants decreased from 1558.1 g to 1037.3 g, and the mean GA decreased from 30.7 to 27.2 weeks. Conclusion: remarkable decrease in the mortality and an increase in the survival rates of premature infants is evident in Lithuania. Improvement in neonatal care brought a rapid decrease of mean BW and mean GA of threshold ROP infants.